... This point is especially important when she begins her story and it is also important when discussing her stance on love. Women in the Middle Ages were not supposed to be powerful. They were housemaids that observed roles as maids, mothers, and were generally viewed as inferior. Although many women filled the mold of homemaker, ... men, this point only emphasized the idiocy of such a belief. The ability to manipulate another person takes a strong-minded independent individual. These were traits not supposed to be found in women. The importance of the Wife of Bath's longing for independe...

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... according to society. A plain and simple way to put men and women in their specific role is to say that a man is masculine and a woman is feminine. They both are supposed to follow their sexuality traits according to those guidelines. The men are very masculine and chivalrous. The man will stay in the boundaries of masculinity because a man will for the ... in medieval times. The peasant woman's sexual wish in "Les Quatre Sohais Saint-Martin" can be explained by the fact that she is a peasant and therefor very close to the animals and animal desire. As to the naked women in "The Chevali...

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... while men see it as satisfaction. So how exactly was the double standard created? After all, why is it legitimate for men to be sluts but not for women? As animals we all enjoy sex the same, so why is it acceptable for men to be promiscuous and "loose- but not women? Women are encouraged to be sexy, and then are ... sexual behavior and to use some pressure to achieve this. The myth of the seductress who provokes the innocent male is also very persistent-. (De Judicibus & McCabe 6) Women are not supposed to be overly sexed; they are expected to play hard to get, so when a man encounters ...

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... keep it with them as they turn into adults. On the other hand a religion could have negative effects on a person's identity. For instance, belonging to a cult that believes in sacrificing animals or even humans would not give a person a very nice identity. Especially when compared to a person who grew up as a practicing Roman Catholic. A person's beliefs can easily lead a person into making ... men to be strong and women to be weak. Also it is in the mentality of the person who is making the comparison to choose how a woman or man is supposed to think. For example one man might think wo...

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